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Grade 300 Maraging Steel vs. C54400 Bronze

Grade 300 maraging steel belongs to the iron alloys classification, while C54400 bronze belongs to the copper alloys. There are 19 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (14, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is grade 300 maraging steel and the bottom bar is C54400 bronze.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 190
110
Poisson's Ratio 0.3
0.34
Shear Modulus, GPa 75
40
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 1030 to 2030
330 to 720

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 270
190
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1480
1000
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1430
930
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 450
370
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 12
18

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 34
31
Density, g/cm3 8.2
8.9
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 5.1
2.9
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 68
48
Embodied Water, L/kg 150
340

Common Calculations

Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
6.8
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 23
18
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 35 to 68
10 to 22
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 28 to 43
12 to 20
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 31 to 62
12 to 26

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0.050 to 0.15
0
Boron (B), % 0 to 0.0030
0
Calcium (Ca), % 0 to 0.050
0
Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.030
0
Cobalt (Co), % 8.5 to 9.5
0
Copper (Cu), % 0
85.4 to 91.5
Iron (Fe), % 65 to 68.4
0 to 0.1
Lead (Pb), % 0
3.5 to 4.5
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 0.1
0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 4.6 to 5.2
0
Nickel (Ni), % 18 to 19
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.010
0.010 to 0.5
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.1
0
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.010
0
Tin (Sn), % 0
3.5 to 4.5
Titanium (Ti), % 0.5 to 0.8
0
Zinc (Zn), % 0
1.5 to 4.5
Zirconium (Zr), % 0 to 0.020
0
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.5